MY IDEAS OF THE TRADE AND EMPIRE

1. MY IDEAS OF THE TRADE AND EMPIRE • My idea of the Empire is that the Empire is a great thing which has put our British history firmly on the map of the world. • The best thing is that the weapons have a history themselves. • Things like Captain Cook’s trips across the world are a good thing and have been recorded in the history books. • The weird thing is, they think the Empire was a bad thing, but I completely disagree! Captain Cook on his trips. By a Abbey Wood students work James Keneth Meader

2. technology's of the empire. • The empire had a good selection of weapons. • They used these canons on the ships when having a war. This is a musket

3. SO HOW DO THEY USE THESE WEAPONS • They use the musket like this: • They put the gunpowder in the nuzzle of the musket. This is were the powder is put This the trigger.

4. weapons in detail. The weapons were very powerful then and could blow any ones head off. But the muskets were hard to operate. • This is a canon that blows up anything

5. New and exciting food • Spices and herbs • Tea • Sugar • Rice These are the exotic foods that Britain brought from other countries like India.

6. Other items • Wool • Alcohol • Drugs • Guns These are the other items that Britain took from places like New Zealand.

7. New technology • Dried food • Tinned food These were the new ideas that the new technology brought.

8. Increased rubbish • New technology created a lot of waste. • Tins and glass bottles. Waste was created by things liketins and glass bottles..

9. What we think of the British Empire. • We think that some things about the Trade and Empire is good and some things bad . • Slavery was bad and the fact that they brought exotic new food back is fab. • If it wasn’t for new technology lots of food could have been wasted. GM & FK

10. British Trading Empire What is the British Trading Empire? • It is what trade Britain do with other countries. • It includes various aspects in which we will be looking in to.

11. Trade With The East Why we should be proud of the British Empire • Because Britain produced a wealthy environment for us. • We all gain and use the privileges from them. • We managed to purchase various medicinal substances that we still use now. • Britain became a strong military and naval force

12. WHAT THEY WANTED • China wanted silver. • Britain did not want to lose silver. • They tried to compromise with Opium.

13. The Scramble for Africa • Africa was a big target for European countries with products like oil and gold. • It took only seven European nations to control the whole of Africa. • They were: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Spain.

14. Other aspects of British trading empire • The seven years war ( the first, first world war) • The Boston tea party • Was a rebellion which took place in Boston harbour (hence the name The Boston Tea party), when thousands of pounds worth of tea was thrown into the sea.

15. My opinion • I am proud of the British Empire because it is one of the things that we are well known for. • If we had not of proceeded in taking countries we would not have the privileges and the wealth that we have now. • Although you could argue that Britain committed horrible deeds, I am proud to be British and I am proud of her Empire